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Lord Gauracandra Transforms a Hardened Heart

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Gauracandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who converted the hardhearted Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, the reservoir of all bad logic, into a great devotee.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers respectful obeisances to Lord Gauracandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was hardhearted and a reservoir of bad logic.
  • Lord Gauracandra converted him into a great devotee.

Try this today

Offer respectful obeisances to Lord Gauracandra, remembering His power to transform a hardened heart.

Ask yourself

How does this transformation encourage you to be open to Lord Gauracandra?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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